11:22 PM,
Jun. 30, 2013

Bishop Verot graduate Chris Johnson is among the All-Star game's top-five vote getters leading up to the event.

Written by

Justin Kline
jkline@news-press.com

For many years, baseball fans weren't surprised to see the Atlanta Braves' third baseman among the All-Star game's top-five vote getters leading up to the event.

But this season, it's a little different.

Gone from the roster is longtime franchise icon and expected Hall-of-Famer Chipper Jones. Fort Myers native and Bishop Verot High School graduate Chris Johnson has taken his place on paper, at the hot corner, and on the National League All-Star ballot. ...